Did you know over the last 13 years, there were nearly 56,000 admissions to Utah hospital emergency departments for dental care related to non-traumatic and preventable diagnoses? This resulted in a nearly $52 million tab. Michelle Martin, RDH and Oral Health Specialist with the Utah Health Department, writes about the impact that these visits are having in our emergency departments, to our communities, and to our patients. She also was able to present this information at the

The American Dental Hygienists’ Association (ADHA) is proud to host the Research Poster Sessions at this year’s Annual Conference! This event provides dental hygiene researchers and educators the opportunity to present their work, exchange ideas and share information and effective strategies for teaching and mentoring research with their colleagues and dental hygienists from various settings. The submission period to participate in this year’s Research Poster Sessions will be

This year, we're excited to have so many amazing Southern Component RDHs on the Southern Component Board! They held an amazing fundraiser for a local dental hygienist in the fall, and have some great plans for next year with meeting, networking opportunities, and ways to improve your dental hygiene practice. Committee Members: Danyelle Evans, RDH Matti Mason, RDH- Component Treasurer Brenda Armstrong, MDH, RDH Natalie Nelson, BS, RDH Jessica Atkinson, MEd, RDH Kali Hunt, BS,

We're excited for another amazing year in the Utah Dental Hygienists' Association, and with our Central Component. If you live in Utah County, you will definitely want to be involved in this amazing component! President: Shannon Schuetz President-Elect: Dayna Harper VP: Natalie Robinson Secretary: Roxanne Miller Treasurer: Michelle Newbury Membership Chair: Aubrey Swope Communications Chair: Tessa Fitzgerald